Origin of reflexed

reflex

[adjective, nounree-fleks; verb ri-fleks]

adjective

Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.

occurring in reaction; responsive.

cast back; reflected, as light, color, etc.

bent or turned back.

designating a radio apparatus in which the same circuit or part performs two functions.

noun

Physiology.

Also called reflex act.movement caused by a reflex response.

Also called reflex action.the entire physiological process activating such movement.

any automatic, unthinking, often habitual behavior or response.

the reflection or image of an object, as exhibited by a mirror or the like.

a reproduction, as if in a mirror.

a copy; adaptation.

reflected light, color, etc.

Historical Linguistics. an element in a language, as a sound, that has developed from a corresponding element in an earlier form of the language: The (ō) in “stone” is a reflex of Old English ā.